Rachel Allen’s Rhubarb Bread and Butter Pudding

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Serves 4-6

You will need:

  • 450g (1lb) rhubarb, cut into 1cm (less than ½in) slices
  • 150g (5oz) caster sugar
  • 50g (2oz) butter, softened
  • 12 slices of white bread, crusts removed
  • 350ml (12fl oz) cream
  • 350ml (12fl oz) milk
  • 4 eggs
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • Icing sugar, for dusting
  • Softly whipped cream, to serve

Scatter the sliced rhubarb in a 25cm (10in) square ovenproof dish or a similar-sized dish, and sprinkle over half (75g (2½ oz)) of the caster sugar. Toss together and then leave the rhubarb to sit for about 30 minutes to soften a little.

Preheat the oven to 180°C, 350°F, Gas 4. Butter the slices of white bread and arrange four slices, butter side down, in the ovenproof dish. Scatter over half of the sliced rhubarb and top with four more slices of bread, again with the butter side down. Repeat with another layer of sliced rhubarb and another layer of buttered bread, then add a final layer of sliced rhubarb and finish with a layer of buttered bread, ensuring that the bread is placed with the buttered side down.

Put the cream and the milk in a saucepan and bring it just to the boil. While it is coming to the boil, in a bowl, whisk the eggs, the pinch of salt and the remaining 75g (2½ oz) of caster sugar. As you continue to whisk, pour the hot cream and milk mixture into the egg, salt and caster sugar mixture until it is well mixed. Pour this custard over the slices of bread in the dish and leave to soak for 10 minutes. Sprinkle the granulated sugar over the top.

Put the dish into a deep-sided baking tray and pour in enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the dish (this is known as a bain-marie). Put it in the oven to bake for 45-50 minutes or until it is just set in the centre. Remove it from the oven and serve with a light dusting of icing sugar and softly whipped cream.

Scatter the sliced rhubarb in a 25cm (10in) square ovenproof dish or a similar-sized dish, and sprinkle over half (75g (2½ oz)) of the caster sugar. Toss together and then leave the rhubarb to sit for about 30 minutes to soften a little.

Preheat the oven to 180°C, 350°F, Gas 4. Butter the slices of white bread and arrange four slices, butter side down, in the ovenproof dish. Scatter over half of the sliced rhubarb and top with four more slices of bread, again with the butter side down. Repeat with another layer of sliced rhubarb and another layer of buttered bread, then add a final layer of sliced rhubarb and finish with a layer of buttered bread, ensuring that the bread is placed with the buttered side down.

Put the cream and the milk in a saucepan and bring it just to the boil. While it is coming to the boil, in a bowl, whisk the eggs, the pinch of salt and the remaining 75g (2½ oz) of caster sugar. As you continue to whisk, pour the hot cream and milk mixture into the egg, salt and caster sugar mixture until it is well mixed. Pour this custard over the slices of bread in the dish and leave to soak for 10 minutes. Sprinkle the granulated sugar over the top.

Put the dish into a deep-sided baking tray and pour in enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the dish (this is known as a bain-marie). Put it in the oven to bake for 45-50 minutes or until it is just set in the centre. Remove it from the oven and serve with a light dusting of icing sugar and softly whipped cream.

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BBC Sport: @rachaelblackmor sidelined with neck injury after fall – wishing Rachael a full recovery..

Pioneering jockey Rachael Blackmore faces a spell on the sidelines after injuring her neck in a fall.

Blackmore, the first female rider to win the Grand National, was injured at Downpatrick on Friday.

“Rachael Blackmore has sustained a neck injury and will not ride in the coming weeks, while she undergoes rehabilitation for her injury,” said Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board spokesman Niall Cronin.

An exact diagnosis or timeframe for her return has not been given.

The 35-year-old was injured when parting company with her mount Hand Over Fist, trained by Denis Howard, in a handicap chase.

Blackmore was voted BBC Sports Personality’s World Sport Star of the Year for 2021 after winning the National at Aintree on Minella Times.

She was also the first woman to be leading jockey at the Cheltenham Festival, where she won the Gold Cup the following year on A Plus Tard.

Blackmore had been tied at the top of of the Irish jump jockeys’ championship before her injury, with 23 winners alongside Keith Donoghue and Sam Ewing.

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